[ maya can't help but flinch when he screams --- it's loud, and pretty alarming. some part of her knows that it's pointless to argue with this thing -- but that doesn't stop her. it never does. ]

Apparently, a lot more than you! Can't you see this isn't what she wants?!

[ despite her passionate counter yelling, she rolled a three, she doesn't teleport quite in time - ryuji's fist connects to her face seconds before she misty steps -- causing her to reappear several feet away and hit the ground hard. ow. ]

Oof!

[ failed step one. good thing she's got a hard head. ]

S-Sorry... Erika....

[ she pushes herself to her feet, though, gritting her teeth through the pain. ]

What I'll do is hold you off... but if you really care about her, you'll stop this!